LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems

dēserpō

dēserpō (present infinitive dēserpere)
Classical[deːˈsɛr.poː]Ecclesiastical[deˈs̬ɛr.po]

Meaning

  1. to creep down
    Publius Papinius Statius, Thebais 6.586

Conjugation conjugation 3 perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.dēserpōdēserpēbamdēserpam———
2nd sg.dēserpisdēserpēbāsdēserpēs———
3rd sg.dēserpitdēserpēbatdēserpet———
1st pl.dēserpimusdēserpēbāmusdēserpēmus———
2nd pl.dēserpitisdēserpēbātisdēserpētis———
3rd pl.dēserpuntdēserpēbantdēserpent———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.dēserpamdēserperem——
2nd sg.dēserpāsdēserperēs——
3rd sg.dēserpatdēserperet——
1st pl.dēserpāmusdēserperēmus——
2nd pl.dēserpātisdēserperētis——
3rd pl.dēserpantdēserperent——
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.dēserpe—
pres. 2nd pl.dēserpite—
fut. 2nd sg.dēserpitō—
fut. 3rd sg.dēserpitō—
fut. 2nd pl.dēserpitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.dēserpuntō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivedēserpere—
present participledēserpēns—
gerunddēserpendī, dēserpendō, dēserpendum

dē-serpo, ĕre,
I. v. n., to creep down (post-Aug. and very rare): genis lanugo, Stat. Th. 6, 586; cf. Ap. Mag. p. 315.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindēserpō

Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *serp- Proto-Indo-European *sérpeti Proto-Italic *serpō Latin serpō Latin dēserpō From dē- + serpō.

Quick answers

What does dēserpō mean in Latin?
dēserpō, a verb, means “to creep down”.
What are the principal parts of dēserpō?
dēserpō, dēserpere (third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems).
How do you pronounce dēserpō?
In classical Latin, [deːˈsɛr.poː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [deˈs̬ɛr.po].
Where does dēserpō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *de → Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ → Proto-Italic *dē → Latin dēserpō.